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A FUNDRAISING initative to help a new service developed by the Brothers of Charity is a walk in the park – or in the Burren, to be more sepecific.
Walkers are asked to help raise funds for Home Share Clare by tak- ing part in a six- or nine-kilometre sponsored walk from Flaggy Shore, Newquay on Sunday next.
Registration for the event is at 12pm.
Sponsorship cards are _ avail- able from Patricia O’Meara on 0876680081 or those taking part can make donations on the day.
By spending the extra hour this weekend on the walk, participants are supporting Home Share Clare, a service developed by the Brothers of Charity.
The service offers respite and holi- day breaks to children and adults with an intellectual disability. The uniqueness of this service is that it is provided by families in their own
home as opposed to residential res- pite group homes. The family takes a child or adult with a learning disabil- ity into their own home for a short period of time.
The child/adult will enjoy a break or a holiday in a homely atmosphere and their parents and siblings will have a break from their full-time or Nu patea Ke) lon
Home Sharers get the opportunity to learn more about disability while caring and sharing in their own teva ston
Home Share families are assessed and supported by Home Share Clare. Each child or adult is matched care- fully to the caregivers and strong relationships can develop. Home Share Clare has successfully placed a number of adults and children with JeTeOb UB Cone
This service is open to anyone with a learning disability. It is hoped that families who offer to Home Share can do this for overnight stays, week- ends, short breaks or a weeks holi- days.
Interested people from a wide range of backgrounds can apply and Home Sharers can be single, married, older, younger working or retired. Formal qualifications are not necessary but it is desirable to have qualities such as common sense, warmth, patience and flexibility. An allowance is paid to families who participate in Home Share Clare.
Home Share Clare receives no stat- utory funding. It is totally reliant on charitable donations, which are man- aged by the Clare Federation of Vol-